It seems like forever since I’ve scrapped.  I did two layouts today… and printed them… and hung them on my wall!  WOW!!!

Walmart had some 12 x 12 shadow boxes and 12.5 x 12.5 record album frames for $10/$6 and I picked up a few.  I had to play around with the bigger record frames to get my 12 x 12 layouts to stay nice.  I’m very happy with how they all came out… and they printed beautifully (my photos don’t do them justice at all)!

I tend to texture my papers on the heavy side… but that’s because I want to see that texture when I print them out.  Let’s just say I’m not a subtle woman… subtle texture just looks like a color flood fill to me. (couldn’t resist… one of my favorite movies is The Mummy.  ”Honey you are not a subtle man.” .. “We don’t have time for subtle.” as he blows off the lock with his gun. )

I printed out some of my newest papers and hung them up as wall art. I’ll probably add more. Rick loves the lighthouse paper… it’s got nice texture and folds.  Looks like a worn painting without running a painting filter. Some of my newer papers look more frame-able than scrap-able. So they may just end up on my wall as is with no layout.

Also printed out 4 new layouts and framed them for my dining room.  When I first started digi scrapping I would print layouts (6 x 6) and hang them in an 8 x 10 glass frame.  They didn’t have 8 x 8 or 12 x 12 frames back then (unless you wanted to pay through the nose at Archivers for a 12 x 12). You can actually see one of these smaller layouts in the upper right corner below.  Over the years, I’ve lost a few of these layouts due to frames being knocked off the wall and broken.  :(  So my dining room wall is getting bare.  Needs some fresh digi up!  It would be great if I could get the entire wall covered with layouts…

Here are some close-ups.

Credit:  Spooky Fun by Jen Reed (not yet released)

I haven’t released the Spooky Fun kit officially… but you can pick up the papers for FREE if you play this month’s DSO Ad Challenge. Speaking of this month’s challenge… here is my challenge layout.  lol!

Credit : Nautical Nights by Jen Reed  (Nautical Scrapbook Papers – Nautical Scrapbook Elements)

The next two layouts were created for some challenges using those papers I hung on my wall. lol! The papers needed a few elements. It’s really nice to be designing and scrapping again.

Credit: Golden Vanity by Jen Reed (not yet released)

I’ve been wanting to re-scrap the layout below for a long time. I first scrapped this back in 2004. I believe I have come a long way since then. LOL! I don’t even know where I got those elements or paper. I know I didn’t design them. A bit scary? Hmmm… By the way, this one is NOT on my wall. LOL!

Here’s my new (and hopefully) improved 2010 layout. lol! Unfortunately that photo of me is blurry like that IRL.

Credit: Golden Vanity by Jen Reed (not yet released)

Lastly… if you haven’t been over to DSO to check out all the fabulous Nautical Nights goodies… go now. All the designers rocked it this month.

My new Ad Challenge is up at DSO!  I’m so excited about this month’s posting bonus.  I’ve known for awhile that I wanted to do something Halloween related for my September posting bonus. I’ve never designed a Halloween style kit before…I had a lot of fun.  Hopefully you’ll like it too and come play!

RULES
Take a look at the ad I select and create a scrapbook page that is similar in layout or style to the ad. In the past months, I was a bit lax and said “just scrap however it inspires you”. However… some of the layouts that have been submitted for previous challenges did not look very “inspired by the ad”. Some I even wondered if they were playing the right challenge. LOL! So…. I’m going to have a few requirements this time.

Use the ad below as an inspirational starting point, your layout must include at least one of the following from the ad

* 4-6 photos going across (or down) the layout in a line.

* Everything is centered on the layout.

* Centered Large Title w/ Small Saying – must be arranged Bottom/Top or Top/Bottom (for instance the ad has the large title on the bottom (her name) and the small saying on the top (her slogan))

BONUS
To get the bonus, you’ll have to leave a comment at DSO on THIS POST before Sept 30th, 2010 and post your layout in the DSO gallery including a LINK to your DSO gallery posting so I can see your beautiful layout!

Here is the ad for September

I actually scrapped a layout to go with my challenge this month.  Last month I didn’t get a layout done… sad.  lol!  But this month the ad is much simpler and hopefully a little inspirational.

CREDITS :  Nautical Nights by Jen Reed

and… here is what you’ll be getting for playing along with me!

REMEMBER!! To get the bonus, you must leave a comment at DSO on THIS POST before Sept 30, 2010 and post your layout in the DSO gallery including a LINK to your DSO gallery posting.

I can’t wait to see your beautiful layouts!  Have fun and be inspired!!

Come play!